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    pettifogging
    /ˈpɛtɪfɒɡɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. placing undue emphasis on petty details; petty or trivial: "pettifogging attorneys were the bane of civil society"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPETTIFOGGING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Pettifogging means giving too much attention to small unimportant details in a way that shows a limited mind. Learn more about this old-fashioned adjective, its synonyms, and its usage in sentences.

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      PETROUS definition: 1. relating to the very hard section of...

    • Portuguese Translation

      pettifogging translate: mesquinho, insignificante, pequeno,...

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › pettifoggingPettifogging Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A pettifogger is a lawyer who uses petty, underhanded, or disreputable methods, or someone who quibbles over trifles. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of this word from the Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPETTIFOGGING definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

    Pettifogging people give too much attention to small unimportant details in a way that shows a limited mind: pettifogging lawyers. Pettifogging rules or details are too small and not important enough to give attention to. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Of little or less importance.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › pettifoggingPETTIFOGGING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Pettifogging definition: insignificant; petty. See examples of PETTIFOGGING used in a sentence.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPETTIFOGGING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Pettifogging means paying unnecessary attention to unimportant, boring details, or being dishonest or unethical in insignificant matters. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, examples and usage of pettifogging.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › pettifoggingpettifogging adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Pettifogging means paying too much attention to unimportant details or being connected with unimportant things. It is an old-fashioned and disapproving word, often used before a noun. See synonyms, pronunciation and usage notes.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › pettifogPETTIFOG Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to bicker or quibble over trifles or unimportant matters. to carry on a petty, shifty, or unethical law business. to practice chicanery of any sort. pettifog. / ˈpɛtɪˌfɒɡ / verb. intr to be a pettifogger. Discover More. Other Words From. pet ti·fog ger noun. pet ti·fog ger·y noun. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of pettifog 1.